I found this on eBay which may be of interest to some board members. I'm not interested in adding to my CD collection while I'm trying to downsize, but it sure would have been fun to have found an audio clip of this classic band. It sure would be fun to hear any stories about this band and it's history.

Johnny Ketelsen Band​

From after yesterday's win over OU:


We are STILL on the 8-9 line. Beating Texas and getting up to the 7 line would be a huge deal. When we play well, with the PG experience that Ryan gives us along with the power and unstoppability at times of Crooks, I truly believe we can beat all but the top 5-6 teams in the country on a given day. Right now they have us in the 8/9 game vs Princeton (very winnable) but then have to play #1 seed Stanford on their home court.

We get into a 7/10 line and I would not bet against us, and I would not want to be the 2 seed trying to prepare for Crooks in 1 day. IMHO.

Iowa State Media Relations

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Iowa State (20-11, 12-6 Big 12) fell to No. 5 Texas (30-4, 14-4 Big 12) in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship final by a score of 70-53.

In Iowa State's eighth finals appearance, the Cyclones fell behind by 19 at half and could not overcome the deficit despite shooting at 63.2 percent in the second half.

Emily Ryan broke the all-time Big 12 Championships career record with 64, passing fellow Cyclone Lyndsey Medders record of 57 that has stood since 2007. Ryan achieved the total in 11 tournament games. The guard had eight assists in the game to go along with seven points, four rebounds, a steal and a block.

Audi Crooks had game No. 30 in a row with double-figure scoring, totaling 25. Crooks ends the 2024 Big 12 Championship with 33 made field goals, now tied for the third-most in Big 12 history. Crooks has now scored 20 or more points in 16 games, including seven of the last nine games.

Crooks and Ryan were both named to the All-Tournament team. Crooks totaled 73 points at an average of 24.33 points per game, the highest point total and fourth-highest average among all Big 12 players. Ryan led the tournament averaging 9.33 assists per game and totaled 28.

How it Happened

Texas jumped out to an early 10-point lead, but back-to-back Hannah Belanger 3-pointers brought the Cyclones back within four at 14-10 with 3:25 to go in the opening frame. The Longhorns would make two buckets to follow to end the first ahead 19-10.

UT would begin the second on a run of six to build a 15-point lead (25-10) while holding ISU under 30 percent shooting, causing Iowa State to call a timeout at 7:43. The Cyclones would commit their eighth turnover as Texas then built its lead to 20. Kelsey Joens sent in the buzzer-beating 3-pointer, but Texas would take a 40-21 lead into halftime.

After Texas went up by 22, Iowa State went on a 7-0 run, with five points by Ryan, to trim the deficit into the media timeout. The Cyclones would end the third on a 12-4 run, making six of their last eight shots, to make the scoreboard read 51-37 as the final quarter began.

Belanger would make her third 3-pointer, but Texas would remain with a 15-point advantage (59-44) with 6:35remaining in the contest. The Longhorns would hold onto their lead to seal the championship.

Notes

• Iowa State women's basketball's all-time record moved to 847-664 (.561).
• Head coach Bill Fennelly's career record moved to 776-365 (.681). His Iowa State record is now 610-312 (.662) overall.
• The Cyclones are 34-38 all-time in the single elimination format of the conference tournament and 33-25 in the Fennelly era.
• With Hannah Belanger's 3-pointer in the first quarter, Iowa State has now recorded a triple in an NCAA women's basketball record 925 consecutive games.
• Emily Ryan has recorded an assist in every collegiate game she has played in. Today, she finished with eight assists, moving her career total to 764. She has posted five or more assists in a single game 16 times this season and 84 times in her career.
• With her third assist tonight, Emily Ryan set Iowa State's single-series individual assist record, breaking Alison Lacey's 22 dimes during 2008. Ryan finished with 28 dimes through three games.
• With eight assists tonight, Ryan set the all-time Big 12 Championships career record for assists with 64, passing Lyndsey Medders' 57 from 2003-07.
• With 25 points, Audi Crooks matched the ninth-best mark for points by an individual player in a single Big 12 Championship series (74).
• With 11 field goals, Crooks posted the third-best made field goal total in single-series Big 12 Championships history (34).
• Audi Crooks tallied a team-high 25 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the floor. It marks her 16th 20-point game and her 30th-consecutive game finishing in double figures. She was one rebound short of a double-double. It is the 19th time Crooks has led ISU scorers.
• Hannah Belanger has made a 3-pointer in 19-straight games. She finished her day with nine points with three triples.
• With two assists tonight, Addy Brown became just the 30th NCAA Division I women's basketball since 1999-00 to tally at least 400 points, 250 rebounds and 150 assists in a single season.

Up Next

Iowa State will wait to hear its name called tonight at the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Selection Show Sunday, March17 at 7 p.m. on ESPN.

A friend of mine has NCAA Wrestling tourney tickets available.
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Thanks!

Ok. Looking on seatgeek and stubhub they are charging $70 PER TICKET for fees on top the price per ticket. That is ridiculous gouging. BS. What is the scalping scene now? Everything has to be electronic, right? Do scalpers send to your email? Last year I thought scalpers still had paper tickets. Not sure I would trust that. Any information or suggestions? Thanks.

Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw's basketball career has likely come to an end. Her Montana team lost in the Big Sky tournament semifinals to Northern Arizona 74-67. MEM scored 9 points in the loss. She averaged 11.9 ppg and shot 42.5 percent from three. Her team finished with a 22-9 record, so there is a slight chance that a team from the Big Sky that doesn't win the tournament will move on to post season play if they get invited to one of the lesser tournaments, like WNIT or WBI.

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Lists near misses in terms of teams that could win a Natty. Interesting thoughts on the good guys.

I know this is off-topic, but I thought it deserved a wider audience.

Pete Maravich scored 3,667 points in 83 games over three years. If you looked at 83 games over the last three years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) and took the most points scored by one player in any single game, you'd come up with 3,465 points.

This seems very improbable to me, but what the heck do I know!
https://flywareagle.com/posts/fsu-c...oin-sec-ku-notre-dame-unc-uva-joining-big-ten

Iowa State Media Relations

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State Letterwinners Club unveiled the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2024 today. Six former Cyclone athletes will be inducted into the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame this fall in a ceremony at the Sukup End Zone Club in Ames.

To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, athletes and coaches must be 10 years removed from their final season of competition at Iowa State. The ten-year waiting period can be waived if a coach or administrator ends his/her career in the Iowa State University intercollegiate athletics program.

The ceremony date and registration for the event will be announced later.

Public tickets are $50 and athletic alumni are encouraged to join us for the entire weekend with reunion benefits.

The Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 1997. A total of 210 Cyclone legends have been bestowed the highest honor by the Iowa State Athletics Department via a selection committee comprised of Iowa State administrators and athletic alumni.

2024 Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees

Rich Binek (1971-74) – Wrestling

• Two-time All-American (1972, 1973)
• NCAA Champion at 177 pounds (1973)
• Finished third at NCAA Championship (1972)
• Member of two NCAA Champion teams (1972, 1973)
• Big Eight Champion at 177 pounds (1972)
• Compiled 77-16-2 overall record
• Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame (2015)

Melvin Ejim (2011-14) – Men’s Basketball

• First Team All-American by Basketball Times (2014)
• Big 12 Player of the Year (2014)
• First Team All-Big 12 (2014)
• Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2013, 2014)
• Iowa State Male Athlete of the Year (2014)
• Three-time All-Big 12 selection (2012-14)
• First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American (2014)
• One of three players in ISU history with 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in career
• Led the Big 12 in rebounding at 9.3 rpg (2013)
• Led ISU to Big 12 Tournament title and NCAA Sweet Sixteen (2014)
• Second-most career rebounds in ISU history with 1,051
• Member of Team Canada’s third-place finish at the FIBA World Cup (2023)

Victoria Henson (2007-10) – Volleyball

• Two-time AVCA All-American (2009, 2010)
• First Team All-American by the AVCA (2010)
• Three-time First Team All-Big 12 (2008-10)
• Three-time AVCA All-Central Region First Team (2008-10)
• Two-time NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team (2008, 2009)
• Led ISU to four NCAA Championships, two Sweet Sixteens and one Elite Eight appearance
• Two-time Big 12 kills leader (2008, 2010)
• Iowa State’s career leader in kills with 1,726

Lyndsey Medders (2004-07) – Women’s Basketball

• Honorable Mention All-American by the AP (2007)
• Two-time First Team All-Big 12 (2006, 2007)
• Iowa State Female Athlete of the Year (2007)
• Nancy Lieberman Award finalist (2007)
• Played on two NCAA Tournament teams (2005, 2007)
• NCAA assists leader at 7.7 apg (2006)
• Two-time Big 12 assists leader (2006, 2007)
• Third-most assists in ISU history with 719
• The 22nd overall pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft

Kelechi Osemele (2008-11) – Football

• First Team All-Big 12 (2011)
• First All-American by Sports Illustrated (2011)
• Three-time All-Big 12 pick (2009-11)
• Started final 44 games while leading ISU to a pair of bowl games
• No. 60 pick in NFL Draft (2012)
• Starter on Baltimore’s Super Bowl (XLVII) champion team (2013)
• First Team All-Pro (2016)
• Two-time Pro Bowl selection (2016, 2017)
• Started all 101 games in his nine-year NFL career (2012-20)

Mike VanArsdale (1984-88) – Wrestling

• Three-time All-American (1985, 1986, 1988)
• NCAA Champion at 167 pounds (1988)
• Big Eight Champion at 167 pounds (1988)
• 108 career victories
• Two-time Olympic alternate (1996, 2000)
• Six-time member of the U.S. National Freestyle Team
• Won a World Cup Title at 213 pounds (1997)
• A professional UFC fighter from 1998-2005
• Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame (2011)

The Cyclones and Wildcats tip off around 1:00 this afternoon in the Little Apple. The game will be carried by ESPN2. I’ll have the periodic updates for you in the thread below.

Let's get the party started early on tonight's game thread! The Cyclones and Cougars tip off around 8:00 and the game will be carried on ESPN2. I'll have the live courtside updates for you in the thread below.

So S. Carolina steals the ball with 2-plus minutes left in the game and the LSU player whom she stole it from intentionally fouled her. Then they start pushing and shoving and a S. Carolina big girl knocks the LSU fouler to the floor. A benches clearing brawl results and the brother of the girl who was shoved to the floor even comes down from the stands, hops the scorer's table, but is immediately met by a cop, who escorts him off in cuffs. The result of this melee is that every player save 5 for LSU and every player save 6 for S. Caroline is ejected from the game. The bigger impact of those ejections is that the ejected players will not be allowed to compete in the first round of the NCAA tournament. So LSU will have 5 players, no subs, for that game and S. Carolina will have one sub. We could be looking at two early exits from the tournament for two of the highest seeded teams.

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This nearly 12 minute video was recorded at the recent 2024 girls state tournament. Also below, an NIL deal worth noting.

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I know one thing, We have to start out hot like we did against OU, not cold like we usually do, or we might get run out of the gym. Texas is pretty consistent scoring. Against KSU, they outscored the mild kitties by 10 in the first quarter and while KSU kept up with them scoring wise in the remaining three quarters, they could never overcome that 10 point deficit to start. Wound up a 7 point game

We've seen that Mr. Joens can be a bit emotive during games. I'm curious, for those who have seen it, what he's like in a game like today where he's got girls on both teams.

State funded univ have dropped diversity classes per new law passed.
NAACP president is encouraging all black athletes to leave the state for college if possible.
Texas legislators may pass same law.
Will be something to watch

It is about time, but the Iowa house has voted to ask the DOT to prioritize 4 lane US 30 across the whole state, estimated cost of 1.5 B. This will take a lot of traffic off I-80. Will probably take 30 miles of the trip from CR to Chicago compared to taking i-80.